Environmental Genomics™

A microbial community analysis, microbiome analysis or microbial census – whatever you call it – describes the composition of your biomass in ways that microscopic exams, ATP meters and other technologies can't.

Our Environmental Genomics Microbial Community Analysis (MCA) uses high-througput, next-generation sequencing technology to identify the microbes present in your biomass. We work hard to get you results in 7 to 10 business days in a form that is useful for operators.

Operators use our MCAs to:

Monitor nitrification and phosphorus removal
Track problematic filaments
Get a handle on the causes of foaming or bulking

And we don't stop with the report. We work with operators to help them interpret the data in a way that is useful for their specific system.

Typical Municipal Biomass Composition

Genus	%	AOB	NOB	NRB	SOB	SRB	PAO	GAO	Foaming	Filaments	Methylotrophs
Trichococcus	4.9									●
Ca_Phosphoribacter	4.8						●
Tetrasphaera	3.5						●			●
Terrimonas	1.2			●
Rhodobacter	1.2
Azonexus	1.2
midas_g_991	0.9
Afipia	0.9
Ca_Lutibacillus	0.8
Aminobacter	0.8
Tabrizicola	0.5
Arcobacter	0.3
Marmoricola	0.3
midas_g_10033	0.3
Fusicatenibacter	0.3
Nitrospira	0.3		●
midas_g_2171	0.3
Ca_Opimibacter	0.3
Ca_Obscuribacter	0.3						●
midas_g_913	0.2
midas_g_877	0.2
Ruminococcus_torques_group	0.2
midas_g_1178	0.2
Roseomonas	0.2
Coxiella	0.2
midas_g_59	0.2
Planctopirus	0.2
Ca_Brachythrix	0.2
Flavobacterium	0.2									●
Pirellula	0.2
Caenimonas	0.2
Ca_Epiflobacter	0.2
Ca_Brachybacter	0.2
TM7a	0.2
Pseudoxanthomonas	0.2
Uruburuella	0.2
SWB02	0.1
midas_g_6116	0.1
Micropruina	0.1							●
midas_g_4774	0.1
Dorea	0.1
midas_g_1701	0.1
midas_g_1792	0.1
midas_g_12373	0.1
Iamia	0.1
midas_g_33723	0.1
midas_g_843	0.1
Bosea	0.1
Tessaracoccus	0.1
Polaromonas	0.1
Ideonella	0.1
Turicibacter	0.1
Methyloversatilis	0.1										●
Legionella	0.1
Anaerostipes	0.1
Vitreoscilla	0.1
midas_g_1159	0.1
Ramlibacter	0.1
Ruminococcus_gauvreauii_group	0.1
Mycobacterium	0.1								●
midas_g_1334	0.1
midas_g_19	0.1
midas_g_1919	0.1
UCG-002	0.1
Intestinibacter	0.1
Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group	0.1
midas_g_1667	0.1
midas_g_3704	0.1
midas_g_2597	0.1
Nitrosomonas	0.1	●		●
Pedobacter	0.1
midas_g_2680	0.1
midas_g_746	0.1
midas_g_4572	0.1
Aeromonas	0.1
midas_g_1097	0.1
midas_g_5828	0.1
midas_g_653	0.1
IMCC26207	0.1
midas_g_4458	0.1
Conexibacter	0.1
Sterolibacterium	0.1
Rhodoplanes	0.1			●
Ottowia	0.1			●	●
midas_g_739	0.1
midas_g_17142	0.1
Bacteroides	0.1
Agathobacter	0.1
midas_g_34660	0.1
Mesorhizobium	0.1			●
midas_g_34634	0.1
midas_g_3374	0.1
midas_g_16083	0.1
midas_g_33	0.1
midas_g_648	0.1
Diaphorobacter	0.1			●
midas_g_940	0.1
midas_g_67	0.1
Hirschia	0.1
midas_g_7812	0.1
Inquilinus	0.1
Paracoccus	0.1			●	●						●
SD04E11	0.1
Nakamurella	0.1
midas_g_44552	0.1
midas_g_1922	0.1
midas_g_17810	0.1
midas_g_15089	0.1
midas_g_547	0.1
Sphingopyxis	0.1
Dialister	0.1
Thermomonas	0.1			●
Ca_Competibacter	0.1							●
midas_g_2400	0.1
midas_g_482	0.1
midas_g_6888	0.1
midas_g_3838	0.1
BD1-7_clade	0.1
midas_g_1936	0.1
midas_g_93572	0.1
midas_g_53409	0.1
midas_g_5504	0.1
Paludisphaera	0.1
Desulfovibrio	0.1					●

Microbial
Community
Analysis

A census of the microbes – good and bad – growing in your system.

Microbial Community Analysis (MCA)

Simplified Sample Collection

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